Volcanic eruption
See 1708 on the mapUncertain eruption of Fujisan
Dec 1708 – 16 Jan 1709 · 35.36° N, 138.73° E
Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu, with a summit elevation of 3,776.24 m. It is the highest mountain in Japan, the second-highest volcano on any Asian island, and the seventh-highest peak of an island on Earth. Mount Fuji last erupted from 1707 to 1708.
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What the records say
- When
- Dec 1708 – 16 Jan 1709
- Kind
- Volcanic eruption
- Coordinates
- 35.36° N, 138.73° E
- Uncertain
- yes
- Volcano number
- 283030
- Eruption number
- 17453
Nearby in time and place
- Eruption of Fujisan16 Dec 1707 · Volcanic eruption
- Earthquake — Japan: Enshunada28 Oct 1707 · Earthquake · Magnitude 8.4
- January 30 (December 14 of previous year in the Chinese calendar) – Akō incident: In Japan1703 · Event
- Earthquake — Japan: Off Sw Boso Peninsula30 Dec 1703 · Earthquake · Magnitude 8.2
- Great Fire of Hōei28 Apr 1708 · Fire
- Chokugaku Fire9 Oct 1698 · Fire
- Eruption of Asamayama22 Jun 1721 · Volcanic eruption
- Great Fire of Kyōhō14 Apr 1724 · Fire
The source
- Smithsonian GVP Volcanoes of the World: Holocene eruptionsGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian terms of use: personal, educational and non-commercial use, with creditGlobal Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution: Volcanoes of the World v5.3, https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.VOTW5-2025.5.3Source page